Charlie Kerfeld vs. Jose Santiago — Career Comparison

Charlie Kerfeld
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Santiago
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Santiago built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Kerfeld as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Kerfeld led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 102). Jose Santiago held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 81). Role difference aside, Charlie Kerfeld holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jose Santiago

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.55
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.97
53.97
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.2
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1668
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.43
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.22
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.92
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
6.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
39.63
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2354
38.1
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.37
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.53
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.64
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
4.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.12
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
32.98
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2143
34.69
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jose Santiago

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.49
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.64
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.05
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1667
27
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555.2
9
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.86
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.78
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Kerfeld and Jose Santiago

Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
2544.83
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
570.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
600
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
537.02
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.82
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
69.61
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.89
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.58
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.02
26.57
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
122.65
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
119.34
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.04
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.2
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.72
-35.51
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
21.43
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.52
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
152.49
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.15
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Charlie Kerfeld
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.63
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Kerfeld
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA